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DESCRIPTION:KPFA Radio 94.1 FM presents\n\nNolan Higdon & Mickey Huff\nUnited States of 
 Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America\n\nAdvance tickets: 
 $12: T: 800-838-3006  or Pegasus Books (3 sites), Books Inc (Berkeley), 
 Moe's, Walden Pond Bookstore, East Bay Books, Mrs. Dalloway's, $15 door, 
 benefits KPFA Radio 94.1FM.  Info: kpfa.org/events   \n\n"Higdon and Huff 
 have produced the best short introduction to the nature of Trump-era 
 journalism and how the 'post-truth' media world is inimical to a democratic 
 society."\n-Robert W. McChesney, author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy: 
 Communication  Politics in Dubious Times\n \nThe role of news media in a 
 free society is to investigate, inform, and provide a crucial check on 
 political power. But does it actually do any of these things?  It's no 
 secret that the goal of corporate-owned media is to increase the profits of 
 the few, not to empower the many. As a result, people are increasingly 
 immersed in an information system structured to reinforce their social 
 biases and market to their buying preferences. Journalism's essential role 
 has been dramatically compromised, and Donald Trump's repeated claims of 
 "fake news" and framing the media as "an enemy of the people" have made a 
 bad scenario worse.\n\n"Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon emphasize what we can 
 do today to restore the power of facts, truth, and fair, inclusive 
 journalism as tools for people, to keep political and corporate power 
 subordinate to the engaged citizenry and the common good." -Ralph 
 Nader\n\nDr. Nolan Higdon is a lecturer of history and media studies at 
 California State University, East Bay, and the University of San Francisco. 
 He is co-host of the podcast Along the Line, and author of numerous 
 articles, blog posts, and book chapters. \n\nMickey Huff is the current 
 Director of Project Censored and president of the nonprofit Media Freedom 
 Foundation.\n\n$12 advance, $15 door.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18827013.php
SUMMARY:Nolan Higdon & Mickey Huff: United States of Distraction
LOCATION:Berkeley Hillside Club\n2286 Cedar St\nBerkeley, CA 94709
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/10/02/18827013.php
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